>> and good morning. it is friday november 23rd. we are looking at clear skies this morning as we take a live look at san francisco from our roof camera. here on van ness ave. we will be taking a look at whether with hair cut in just a few minutes. >> stores all across the bay

area open up last night including wal-mart, target and kmart. some of the stores a got a taste of the nationwide protests. last night doors opened up and about 30 activists gathered to protect the early openings. security guards were stationed outside and most of last night protesters were not wal- mart's employees. protest are scheduled to take place at wal-mart and fairfield best- >> target stores opened up their doors and people were waiting in line to get their eyes on i pipes that were on sale for $149. the clone

must target even handed out special coupons and energy bars to those who waited line action along. >> some shoppers stated said they plan to stay at target until the close at 11:00 p.m.. it was the same story in union city where hundreds of shoppers also gathered at best buy. unless i opened its doors at midnight for shoppers to get their hands on electronics like ipad, tvs, movies, cameras and more. some people waited in line for days missing thanksgiving with their families. here's what those

shoppers had to say about their weight. >> it was a different because you were not with your family but you just had to bring your plate and to sit here and eat it. >> i honestly feel like a desk- >> most of the people that you saw waited in line for things like a 40 and stevie for $180 ripple americans are expected to ring the billions in give car purchases this holiday season. and a new survey offers insight into some trends that can bring a gift card givers and people who get the most bang for the bug. >> a new survey showed that consumers need to be aware of what they're buying. bank

rates looked at the gift cards that were issued. generally used give cars were more likely to have fees attached. inactivity fees can eat up about $3 per month after the first year. the trade office that there will be more freedom. >> it gives the person flexibility when they receive one. but you have to use it at the chain or the brand and that limits it. >> two-thirds of its shores stated that they will replace lost a stolen cards. some of them stated that you have a receipt or register the car. >> you should look on the back of the give car to make sure of what you would have to do. 95 percent of the cards that we surveyed not have expiration dates. >> the time now is for 5:00

a.m. and less head over to a erica former first look at our weather. >> it is pleasant outside it is clear round the bay area. it is more colder than what we saw yesterday. you should expect temperatures in the 40's for those of you who are waiting in lines. it is chilly outside but into the afternoon it will be a nice one. the temperatures could climb up to the '70s and later on tonight it will be a clear one with coral conditions. the temperatures will back into the 50 spirit of about zeras we take a look ae temperatures into the afternoon future cast 4 shows that by the afternoon some of the north bay area's will climb into the

lower 70's. as we pushed o'clock four to 7:00 p.m. you will see of this bill on the screen which indicates about 50s. neighborhood by never good is 69 degrees for oakland and sunnyvale will be coming in as 70 degrees, 69 for livermore. >> warmer weather is on the way in fact tomorrow may be the warmest of the week. the high pressure is in control and we still see--we are tracking a storm system that is expected to approach by wednesday night and it will build the potential for showers and as we get into next thursday. i will have more coming up in just a bit. we're not monogenic any hot spots just a few minor accidents. here at the

approach at the bay bridge you are doing just fine out oakland. there are no metering lights to deal with san mateo bridge looks good westbound 92 there are no problems. your golden gate bridge is still sing-- new this morning there is a three alarm fire. >> this has injured firefighter and left 18 people without a home. this fire broke out about a 30 p.m.. this was located on the 900 block--firefighters --flames and water damage porosities units and the police had this fire under control by 11:00 a.m.. will

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>> stores are telling people that this is the time to buy. gabe slate shows us the best deals for this year's hot tech products. >> best buy has the best prices on flat screens. they're selling these for $685. a 40 in. these are all

good high rated tv's. sears are selling at e. reeder for $30 and this is down by a hundred dollars. towards a rose will give you a gift card when you buy $50.10. best buy has a laptop for $187. this is a still. if they are selling samsung new galaxy tap 2 for $180. wal- mart will be selling the we for $89. it is not the new we but it is still a hot deal. they also have a dvd player for $38. i remember when these were just a hundred dollars a few years ago. go to take to giv

>> this is the easiest and best way for you to watch streaming or amazon instant videos. target will have a bundle with a wife by controller for $200. that was also have a similar x box bundle which includes the remote control offer $200. amazon is the place for any new android phone. amazon will also have the mp for 99 wireless all in one inkjet total printer for 63 hours. this is a high in model. this is not an electronic but is the best on-line deal. >> gabe slate kron 4 news. >> there are other things

that are borne on including with the chp is doing on on what they will do fogoing 01 inp tracking down on drunk drivers. we will be right back reported

>> we are watching stocks this morning. after wall street was closed yesterday for thanksgiving futures trading show all three indexes up this morning in pre-market trading. we will be watching the stock market from opening bell as 6:30 a.m.. the market will be closing this afternoon at 1:00 p.m. our time. >> some of our inland

valleys are in the upper 30's. we have not even reach our morning low. as we approach-edged is 46 degrees in oakland and as we take a look at our afternoon highs it will be a nice one. there is no need for your winter jacket. in the east bay it is very similar conditions. maybe pleasanton or danville. to the north bay we go it is mostly sunny skies and in santa rosa. mid-60's for downtown sampras's go and satellite radar shows that pressure is in control. it will be sunny afternoon and temperatures will be on a warmer side. eventually it will break down as we start the next work week. >> there will be slightly

cooler conditions for monday and will continue to lose a few temperatures each day. when say there will be a potential for rain and this will continue into overnight into thursday. the temperatures will be in the mid 60's. i will have more on whether coming up in just a bit. >> traffic is looking good and there are no problems to the toll plaza. getting to the bridge in 580 there is a stalled car stuck in a puddle. it is blocking one of the lanes but is not causing any delays. there will be traffic with no me realize to deal with. at the san mateo bridge conditions are--southbound 1 01 is good to go so far so good coming out marin county. i do want to take you over to the traffic map and highlights the mall traffic. these are

due to stores opened up at midnight. you may expect some slowing. as we take it down to the south bay they still also opened up that midnight. you still may encounter delays on surface streets. >> there was no promise coming down in the state 80 and there are no delays just yet coming down 19th ave. approaching the time opening we could see heavy traffic. >> volunteers at the bay area rescue mission were busy serving meals yesterday. more than 300 free thanksgiving dinners were handed out to people receiving help at the rescue mission and richmond, as well as families from the surrounding community. no one was turned away. the rescue mission teapotypically

servicemen fighting addictions. but, on thanksgiving, families were treated to turkey, stuffing, green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy. the rescue mission also gave out free turkeys and they have been given all meals for more than 16 years now. another annual tradition here in the bay area at an iconic san francisco church. a that is given mill is given to thousands of people in need at glide memorial church. volunteers say that they are seeing a rise in the number of elderly people needing help. the tradition has been taking place at this church for decades. in this year climbed memorial church which is a san francisco institution served between

five and 6000 turkeys and hams dinners to those in need. >> the california highway patrol did a maximum enforcement carry it. they had additional patrol and they really some numbers for their first day of what they call their maximum enforcement. which started wednesday as 6:00 p.m.. so far, the highway patrol says the statewide eight people have been killed in fatal collisions this year. chp also says that 262 people have been arrested for driving under the influence. lacher, there were three fatalities and 267 drivers who were charged with d.u.i. eyes. here in the bay area, there have been no fatal accidents and 50 d u i arrest. that's this year. in 2011, there were also no fatalities and 39 people

were charged with driving under the influence. a family in vallejo is looking for the driver, who they said is responsible for killing their grandmother. 88 year-old clementine the few men is died after a hit- and-run accidents. last friday, they really woman was walking home from the store, just a few blocks from her house. that is when the family says, a gold colored car hit her, while she was in the crosswalk, and then drove off. the family wonders if the person responsible feels any remorse. they want him or her to come forward. >> anyone with any information is advised to

contact police and they can remain anonymous. >> these in oakland did not take the day off. police said that several cars along the lakeshore boulevard had their windows smashed by people looking for things to still. police say as many as four vehicles were broken into possibly six all together. we spoke to one of the victims of the break-ins who says that the these did did not get much, but they did leave him and his son with a headache they did need on thanksgiving day. police say they have no one in custody and no suspects. >> we will be right back and we will talk about national news and what is going on

all over america. will stay on top of black friday and there are a lot of parking lots that are filled with people. here is a live look outside and you could see that it is pretty light outside. majority of people took a long weekend off.

>> at least two people are dead after a multi vehicle wreck in southeast texas. it happened yesterday morning along interstate 10 near beaumont, texas. authorities say up to 100 people were transported to area hospitals with injuries. the in a state was shut down for hours in both directions. as you can see, some of the cars are literally crushed. authorities say that there

were no fires, despite gas tanks being ripped off 18 molars on the mass of red. between 5100 vehicles were involved. authorities say foggy driving conditions may have been the cost of a pileup. >> five people are dead this morning after a fire gutted an apartment building in missouri yesterday morning. all the units in the complex were destroyed. city officials have set up community centers to provide emergency services to those who need it. authorities said the cause of the fire is unknown. >> the remains of a rollercoaster that was not offered a new york jersey amusement pier by super storm sandy might be left there as a tourist attraction. officials have not made a decision on whether to tear down the coast. but the mayor says that he's working with the

coast guard to see if the poster is stable enough to leave it alone because believed it would make a great tourist attraction. >> the long trip from southern california to lost vegas is about to get a lot bigger. a nevada company is one step closer to putting a party train on the tracks after signing a conditional agreement with union pacific railroad last week. the pact allows the lost it is rare way express to use tracks between san bernadine a comet, and lost vegas as long as the company meets certain conditions. the proposed text train would feature an altar lounge, tvs for watching sports, and private cars suitable for bachelor parties. a $99 ticket each way would include food and drinks and the passengers from for burlington to downtown las vegas and about five hours. >> will be right back.

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>> welcome back. the time is now for 20 9:00 a.m.. we are waking up to clear skies this morning as we take a live look from our mount tam cam. will be checking in with air couples got a look at our for forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> police received reports of a shooting on the 13 block of willow park. police received a report of a shooting in the 1300 block the willow street near will

park shortly before 2:00 a.m. this morning. so far no suspects are in custody. >> also new this morning a three alarm fire in a san jose apartment complex has injured a fire fire and left 18 residence without a home. the fire broke out last night around 8:30 p.m. in a two-story apartment complex located on the 900 block old willow leaf drive. a resident also was transported to the hospital for medical reasons not caused by the fire. crews had a fire under control by 11:30 p.m. last night no word yet on what costa fire. >> a man accused of breaking into the steve jobs house and still in computers and the apple think company founders while it wa wallets had

no contest to a burglary spree across the bay area. he was convicted wednesday in santa clara county superior court on eight felony counts of residential burglary and one felony count of selling stolen property after taking a plea deal. >> oakland police are investigating the 100 and sent homicide in the city. police say they were responding to a call of gunfire when they found a 33 year-old man lying on the sidewalk in east oakland wednesday night. the incident was oakland 100 into, so far this year, the same total for all of 2011. >> it will be a nice one for

every one that is waiting in line its stores. we do not have any rent to talk about but it is cool outside. temperatures could very well be in the upper '30's. it will be sunny and warmer for later on this afternoon's. as we head into tomorrow which will continue with pleasant weather. for weather as we start the next work week and we do have potential rain as we head into the middle of next week. in terms of your numbers it is cold and nevada. it is 48 degrees in hayward and as we take a look pitcher afternoon highs everyone will be in the '60s. 70 is expected in hayward and 69 degrees for oakland. satellite and radar shows that high pressure will be in control and we will continue with a dry pattern. temperatures will be a little bit warmer than

average so it will be a nice one as you head into the weekend. we do have changes to talk about. if temperatures will start to slide as we start the next work week. when state and to next thursday we are tracking rain. it is not on our 7 day forecast and it looks like there will be a frontal passage for next weekend and we do anticipate showers for most of the bay area. >> in the traffic center it is quiet due to people probably been at the mall and not on the freeway. westbound traffic is looking pretty go and we do not have any backups on any of the approaches. westbound traffic at the san mateo bridge heading out to foster city and southbound 1 01 is moving smoothly. this ride is just 22 minutes from the bottle into the city. >> shoppers are getting an

early start to the holiday shopping season on this black friday. and stores are hoping that this will boost sales. is estimated that black friday sales will be up nearly 4%. to a $11.4 billion this year. stores all over the bay area opened early last night and clothing stores like wal- mart, target and kmart. some of those early shoppers at wal-mart and san leandro got a taste of the nationwide protesters at the retail giant. last night doors opened at 8:00 and about 30 activists gathered outside the store to protest the early opening. security guards were stationed throughout wal-mart and outside. protesters are scheduled to take place today at wal-mart's in

fairfield, richmond, san jose and again in san leandro. >> target stores and coma and daly city opened up their doors last night as well. people waiting in line for hours wanted to get deals on things like an ipad that was on sale for $149. the, target even handed out special coupons and energy bars to those who waited in line extra long. >> some of the shoppers stated that they plan to stated target until it closes at 11:00 tonight. it was the same story in union city. where hundreds of shoppers gathered at best buy. best buy open its doors at midnight for shoppers to get their hands on electronics like i pass, tvs, movies, cameras and more. some people waited in

line for days and they either missed thanksgiving dinner with their families. >> it has been crazy it was raining. i got so. what was it like celebrating thanksgiving here? >> it was really different because i was not with my family and they bring your play you just have to sit and eat it. >> looking at the lmost of the u saw waiting in line were waiting for a 40 in. tv which was on sale for about $180. >> macy's joined in on the black friday madness. they open their doors at midnight, the day after the is given for the first time. is the latest we tell to extend our some black friday. excited shoppers bombarded the macy's flagship store and neutered city last night. more than

800 macy's stores will stay open for 23 hours today closing at 11:00 p.m. tonight. >> we will be right back on kron 4 morning nose. >>

>> on to world news now. the truce between israel and hamas is holding up. it's been two days since a cease- fire to end eight days of violence in the region. but can this temporarily they'll url in fighting lead to a less peace agreement? >> our main goal distend

this so our people will be able to establish their three palestinian states over the entire palestinian. >> this group is considered to be a terrorist group and they have not recognized-- obama is a demonstration has calls for a true spirit they want them to live peacefully side by side. israel states said they will not be able to compromise. hamas does not want to negotiate with is a repair iwith is a row.

>previous fighting has started with the fighting started bad. >> mexico's president wants to remove its affiliation with the u.s. at least on paper. president philippa pay cowed boren held a news conference proposed a name change from esperanto's you doze off mexicanos which means the united mexican states. the name was adopted in 1824 after independence from spain. but it's rarely used accept on offical documents, money and other government to material. however, calderon and leaves office december 1st. raising the question whether his proposal is largely symbolic. >> we're staying on top of a

whole situation but first let's head outside to let you know how nice it is outside. here is a shot from mount cam.

>> the resulting some time may damaged and destroyed two-thirds of the harbor. officials in crescent city are spending $54 million to put up more than 200 still pipelines along by harbor. >> it is recalled outside and some locations are sitting in the '30's. shimbun what if you are heading out for door busters. there are clear

conditions in downtown san francisco. this is a clear star for the morning but as we head into afternoon the temperatures will be warmer than seasonal average. a very pleasant afternoon is on tap and clear conditions will continue for that afternoon. it looks like a will see some folks start to form for some of our inland valley. as of right now we're which of 249 degrees. it is a little bit warmer for san francisco and daly city. fairfield is waking up to of 38 degrees and it is 42 degrees in livermore. future cast 4 says that it to p.m. that afternoon high will be in the '60s premature wear. we do have pockets of yellow on the

screen and this means that we will climb into the '70s. >> let's flip the clock into motion at 7:00 p.m. tonight there will be a lot of blue which indicates some 50s. as will break down your afternoon high neighborhood by neighborhood it will be 60's and '70's for the south bay. it will be warmer than banks giving.thanksgiving spirir castro valley and cre. petaluma will be coming in at 67 degrees and santa rosa could reach an afternoon high. radar is showing high pressure and control the west right now. with this will will continue with this dry pattern. your kron 47

day around the bay shows that tomorrow may be the warmest of the week. the temperatures will start to drop as we start the next work week. we are tracking a another storm system and this will approach wins tonight and even though it is not on the 7 day forecast that looks like a another passage will bring rain and it should arrive saturday into sunday. we will continue to monitor this and traffic is pretty light. >> here is the approach to the bay bridge and the volume is increasing as still consencontended to install the vehicle. a vehicle is stuck in a puddle of water. i am not seen any delays but you are good to go with no metering lights to deal with. westbound traffic is just 12 minutes and

southbound 101 there are no problems. there are no issues with visibility. i do want to take you to the traffic map and this is at the sun valley mall that opened up at 5:00 a.m.. they're not sing in th we do now embarrassing slowing for and a stake to 80. this is just around valid fear and they opened up at midnight. as we take it ovethe small open up at midnight and we still could see some slow traffic getting into the small for an unstated. >> a survey from retailers find it more than half of americans have already started their holiday shopping. a credit card can be useful to as long as you do not let your balance that out of hand. karen caifa has

some tips to help you with your suspended. >> responsible spending does not have to mean that you have to put your credit cards on eyes. if you have a car with rewards are points attached then credit card experts say that this is the time a year that you should make the work for you. >> used to start using these rewards points to buy gifts. it is a good idea to use them as long as you did not overspend. you should keep track of what you are buying. >> this is the key to using credit or cash. used to make a budget and a another way to the last year to do it. and while in storage should be aware of the allure resellers credit cards. >> but try to sell you at the register is a chicken get 10 to 15% off right away if you opened up a card. with that said it is very

enticing but is still to reaup to you to read the credit-card responsibilities. >> for consumer watch and i am karen. >> for those sick in excess of alternative to normal shopping a special holiday fair opens today. the great dickens christmas fair and victorian holiday party will open at 10:00 a.m. this morning. the affair which recreated and ambience to victorian london, will feature shops, clubs, team rooms, lecture halls, the interest and use a cole's. this fair is open each saturday and sunday until december 23rd. >> the u.s. postal service

is offering same-day package delivery for internet shoppers. the post office will begin expedited services san francisco on december 12th. it follows similar efforts by ebay, amazon, and wal-mart which charges $10 flat rate for same-day delivery. is projected to generate between $10,000,000.50000000 in new revenue from the livers and san francisco alone. >> if you want a letter postmarked from the north pole to your window or opportunity is still open but not for long. the u.s. postal service is a line holiday letters and cards to be stamped with santa as the sender the deadline is monday december the 10th. to take event you need to place the card or letter from santa inez, though with first-class mail stamps pair you should have of the return address as santa

north pole. place the card a larger envelope with the proposed is an address to-- >> nasa says its mars rover curiosity has made a historic discovery. but we will have to wait to find out what it is. npr says the discovery came from soil analyzed on the rovers sample analyst at mars. the scientists want to double check the results before announcing what curiosity found at the american geophysical union held in sampras's go next month. >> a lot of people took the day off or the cars that are there at this time are parked at the mall. a reminder that you can catch dr. feel right after the morning news coming up at 10:00 a.m.. a 60 girls see

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>> scandal doesn't keep elmo way this thanksgiving, and the cult hit community loses one of its main characters. mark the shade has your latest entertainment news in today's hollywood minute. >> he has denied these allegations. a another puppeteer operated as he sang with other sesame street. a sesame workshop

executive told new york times that they never consider pulling elmo from the parade. >> he tells los angeles that things happen but his family will get through. the 19 year-old was arrested for unconn her college dorm room in upstate new york. the charges were later dropped. >> chevy chase's dropping out of committee. chase and the computthe committee. its foh season will premiere february 7th. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. it's officially black friday and shoppers are hitting the malls and department stores and hopes to get the best deals of a year periods and

the cease-fire in the got the-is a rope region seems to be put a stop to the fighting. will explain if it will last. >> will be chatting with robin who has a check with your black friday morning commute. will be right back.

>> good morning our top story on friday, november 23rd it's off to the shopping races this morning! black friday is here. a live report is coming up. >> let's get a check with our bay area weather and traffic. happy black friday. as we take a look at our conditions. it is a clear ride for the morning. it is

cold and the temperatures are mostly in the 40's. it is warmer than the thanksgiving and a quiclear skies will persist. a lot of people were also waiting in line. is 38 degrees in fairfield and 39 degrees and vallejo. it is 46 degrees in oakland and as we take a look into the afternoon there will be in the '60s is not in the '70s. a looks like santa rosa will come in at 70 degrees as well. high pressure is in control over the west and a dry pattern and clear conditions to go round. >> let's take a live look at our traffic outside. so far so good there are no delays. the lights are off and it is a good ride. the

rest of the bay area is doing fine and traffic is like all around the bay. we will keep an eye on the traffic around the malls. we have had no major problems or significant slowing. >> black friday is under way and shoppers have been out across the bay area for hours! to get you more news faster we turn to kron 4 solo reporter mike pelton who joins us live from the livermore outlets. >> many of these stores opened late last night and some of them have not yet open. many with not one but several shopping bets. they

stated that the more he shot the more you save. a lot of these people have not slept because they stated this was quite the process to even get in line. we had to park two blocks just to get here. we waited in traffic for two hours just to get in here. we've been eating thing get a chance to get to the parking lot. we had but to a that took us two hours. was it worth? >> is worth the now. >> some of the most popular items are sunglasses and shoes. everyone are looking for different products and it should take a look at the food court this seems to be the most popular area because a lot of people are done and they're trying to get a cup of coffee to stay warm. a lot of these people stated that they have been here for hours and the crowd

is not dying down. so perhaps if you are sitting at home this is a good opportunity from you to come out of the crop. >> as far as the parking we heard that women talk about it was difficult for her part. if you say that it is dying down. you think it will be a nightmare? the thing that should drive themselves? why should that be dropped off? >> if you are getting dropped off and that is a good idea. some of the parking lots behind the and the one across the street have set up dirt lots. they do have lines try to get into a parking lot but i did sleep bills going into the may lot and it does appear that the parking is more better since the stores have been open for what. >> taking a look at lines

from last night before stores open. on the left uc macy's open its doors at midnight for the first time and here are shoppers at the flagship store in new york city. on the right you concede shoppers lined up early here in the bay area. outside the best buy in union city and target shoppers in co month. >> some of those early shoppers at wal-mart in san leandro got a taste of the nationwide protest at the retail giant. doors open at 8:00 p.m. last night and about 30 activists gathered outside the store to protest the early opening. most of the last nine protesters were not wal-mart employees. protest are scheduled to take place today at wal- mart, fairfield, richmond, and san jose. >> there was a lot of

pushing and shoving and hopefully no one got trampled. watching black friday lines around the country these allies at a mall in chicago. new this morning. 83 alarm fire in san jose apartment complex has entered a firefighter and left 18 residence without a home. >> the fire broke out last night around 8:30 p.m. in a two-story apartment complex loadelocated on the 900 block will leave drive. flames and water damage pour out of this unit and crews had a fire under control about 11:30 p.m. last night. no word yet on what caused the fire. >> still ahead on kron4

morning news there has been shot fired at the gaza plaza. @ñ >> we do have changes in the

form a wet weather and i will have more with this coming up. we are turning our condition to the afternoon high for the afternoon. the green on the screen indicates 60's and it looks like 70's will be for some of our inland spots. as we put the clock into motion everyone will be in the '60s and as we breakdown it will be a couple of degrees warmer than yesterday. it is 71 for santa clara and campbell. 66 degrees for fairfield and will be warmer in antioch. as we turn our

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this incident is the first violence since a cease-fire was announced two days ago between israel and got us hamas rulers. the shooting appears to be a separate incident the got the prime minister has urged palestinian militant factions to respect the cease-fire. >> a poll released today shows about half of what is really stink their government should have continued its military offensive against palestinian militants and hamas ruled gaza. 31 percent support the government's decision to stop. >> will have a full look as kron 4 continues in just a bit.

>> volunteers at the bay area rescue mission were busy serving meals from thanksgiving. more than 300 free thanksgiving dinners were handed out to people receiving help at the rescue mission in richmond, as well as families from the surrounding community. no one was turned away. the rescue mission typically serves men fighting additionand dixons.g. the rescuo gave no free turkeys. the nonprofit has been giving meals out during the holiday for more than 16 years now. >> at another annual

tradition here in the bay area. at an iconic san francisco church. eight banks giving mill is given to thousands of people in need at glide memorial church. we brought you there live yesterday on the kron 4 morning news. the tradition has been taking place at this church for decades. and this year glide memorial church which is as san francisco institution expects to have served between five and 6000 turkey and ham dinners to those in need. >> take a double live look outside. bay bridge on the left from our roof here on ben and ness avenue on the right. >> it is clear right now and none of the calls--a lot locations are sitting in the 30's and it looks like what

was the upper part is for vallejo. 39 out the door for pleasanton future cast 4 highlights the numbers and afternoon. you could expect santa rosa and the livermore valley and portions of the south bay may get into the '70s. we will cool down for a letter on the day. in terms of your afternoon it will be warm and yesterday it will be 74 sunnyvale and san jose would check in at 69 degrees. as we turn our attention to the east bay it will be low 60's for--it will be mainly sunny skies for the north bay. similar story conditions will be for downtown san francisco and oakland coming in at 69 degrees. we do see a little

bit of fog formed and in some of our north valley areas. other than that is a clear start at we will continue to have clear fair weather as we head into the weekend. tomorrow may be the warmest of the week and will be slightly cooler by monday. >> we will continue to monitor the forecast. >> it is still pretty quiet outside and today is a busy shopping day. there is no significant slow spots. let's check can for traffic heading into san francisco. your drive is still less than 10 minutes. checking your commute on highway 92 there are more cars on the role. there are no problems

connected with 92. it is light traffic issue head across the golden gate bridge. is 21 minutes. let's head over to the traffic map. >> to 05 into the optima pasif you are doing shopping today traffic is looking good around stone bridge mall. 68580 is looking good. if you're heading out to sun valley mall that opened at 5:00 a.m. today and the traffic is getting through just fine. there is no slowing on 280. >> the california highway

patrol is out in full force this thanksgiving holiday weekend trying to crack down on drunken driving. they say d.u.i. i arrest in the bay area rose on the first day of the holiday weekend. kron 4 urs charles clifford has the details. >> i'm standing along in a state 80 near the bay bridge toll plaza and the highway patrol has released some numbers for the first day of what they call their maximum enforcement. which started wednesday at 6:00 p.m.. so far the highway patrol says that state why a people have been killed in fatal collisions this year. c h p also says that 262 people have been arrested for driving under the influence. last year there

were three fatalities and too much as 67 drivers were charged with d.u.i.. the highway patrol's maximum enforcement. continues to late sunday evening. >> some thieves in oakland and not take a holiday off. several cars along the lakeshore boulevard had their windows smashed by people looking for things to still. police say as many as four vehicles were broken into possibly six altogether. we spoke to one of the victims of the break- ins who says the thieves did not get much but they did leave him and his son with a headache the they did not need on thanksgiving day. >> nothing was gone i didn't lose anything. i never leave anything valuable in my car. police

say they have no one in custody and no suspects they hope to get on top of this. >> the family is now going door-to-door in the neighborhood has enough fires hoping to find the driver. anyone with information as axa contact police and they can remain anonymous. someone hit this one and she was walking and they wonder if the person feels any remorse. >> the fact that you chose to run away and you did not come forward will come a person does this. i was expecting my mother to be alive for thanksgiving. the

person who did it should pay. >> the family wants justice and they're goine. >> if you have any affirmation were urged to call the police and any tips will remain anonymous. >> here is a live look outside we are following the situation along the bay area and all over the country. we're watching the malls and the roadways. the san mateo bridge is speaking of just a bit and there are still not any problems. we will give you a full report coming up.

>> a survey from retailers find that more than half of americans have already started their holiday

shopping this year. a credit card to be a useful tool as -- you cannot let that balance get out of hand or around the holidays. >> responsible spending does not have to manage a picture credit card on eyes. if you have a credit card with rewards attached then this is the time for you to shop and make it work. you just are using these rewards to buy gives and this is a good idea for you to buy your guess. you just do not need to overspend. this is the key where they use credit or cash. >> you should make a budget and do not wait until after the year to make sure that you stuck to it. while in storage should be aware of the of door of resellers offering credit cards. and i always tried offer you the to get 10 to 15 percent off- broadway and this is

enticing but it still is a good idea for you to read the credit card refers. >> this agreement will let you know about the interest rate that will make a holiday-a lot bigger if it is not paid off right away. this is something to keep in mind when you are shopping on credit. >> still ahead on the kron4 morning news bay area blacks friday shoppers are out in full force this morning. we will have a live report coming up. and a check of your weekend weather. as the kron 4 morning news continues.

>> a live look at the approach to the bay bridge and if things keep up this way it will be an easy day after the eggs giving as you return back to work. we'll

have to wait and see if ours that is concerned. merritt said on top of the weather situation and america wil >> their conditions right now. you're looking at least several cisco skyline, you can see the embarcadero all let out for the holidays. 46 out the door in hayward and mid-40s in mountain view. someone north bay spots are in the upper '30's of very cold conditions right now, cooler than will be experienced yesterday. later on today mainly sunny skies with temperatures mostly in the '60s. they could climb into the '70s away from the coastline but it is still pleasant weather. into tonight temperatures heading back to the '50s and '60s.

tomorrow is supposed to be the warmest day of the week. high pressure continues to build in the west and temperatures could be in the mid-70s for some of our inland spots. i will break down afternoon highs and sell your extended forecast in just a bit. >> traveling between the east bay and peninsula there is a live look. there are more cars on the right stamp side of your screen. traffic remains pretty light around the bay area. no significant trouble spots for hot spots out there. we will continue to watch the traffic around shopping centers but so far so good. >> black friday is underway and shoppers have been out there shopping for the past few hours. finding a parking in the malls, just shoulder to shoulder. mike pelton is

joining us live from the livermore outlet. has it picked up the last 30 minutes or so? >> it is actually started to taper off. a lot of people got here late last night and are heading home to go to sleep. i notice the shoppers are not is carrying one back they have multiple backs. i saw two ladies a few minutes ago both arms completely stocked up to their shoulders with shopping bags. they have a lot of time to do their shopping. a lot of these stores open at 10:00 last night and some tell me it is quite a process to even get here. some people waited two hours to find a parking space and others said they waited an hour in line to check out. they say it is all worth it to save some extra money on black friday. the way they put it the more you shop of the more you say. >> yazoo the lot. >> much as zero lot.

>> over 250. >> the only store that is not currently open is the product store. those at the mall say that that store actually had the longest line for people waiting to get into the store last night. it is the only one that did not open late last night. the kind of an interesting note there. their long lines at the coffee shop. now's the time the head out and avoid the crowds and still get your deals. >> developing news out of the middle east israeli troops have shot a palestinian man dead this morning. nine others were wounded along the gaza border fence with israel.

this is the first violence since the cease-fire was announced two days ago between israel and gauze us how moss rulers. this seems to be in separate and aincident. the people are encouraged to respect the cease-fire despite what happened this morning. fire broke out last night around 8:30 p.m. in a two- story apartment complex located on the 900 block of willow leaf drive. firefighter it says thasustained injuries and was taken to hospital. crews have a fire under control around 11:30 p.m.. no word yet on what caused the fire. a man accused of breaking

into steve jobs this house and stealing computers and be well lit has pleaded no contest to the charges. he is convicted wednesday in santa clara county superior court of eight counts of residential burglary and one felony count of selling stolen private property after taking a plea deal. he could face up to seven years and eight months in prison. his sentencing is january 17th. oakland police are investigating 110th homicide this year in the city. police said they were responding to a call gunfire when they found a 33 year- old man lying on the sidewalk and east oakland on wednesday night. please do not have a mode of yet for the killing or any suspects in custody. this is the same

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among more than a thousand people from new jersey went without a traditional thanksgiving meal to help people from super storm sandy instead an island. volunteers help with cleanup and lived in delivering supplies. there remains a roller- coaster that was knocked off by super sandy may be left

there as a tourist attraction. there's been no decision as to whether not they will tear down the coaster. the mayor said he is working with the coast guard to see if this they will death to leave a long. he believes it will make for a great tourist attraction. his words. in multi vehicle rack and look texas happen along interstate 10 near beaumont texas. 100 people were taken to area hospitals with their injuries. the interest it was shut down in both directions for several hours. as you could see some of the cars were literally crushed, mangled. a lot of people were taken to hospital in time with their injuries. there were no fires despite the gas tanks being ripped off of 18 weller's during the mass of rack. between 5100 cars altogether. authorities say foggy conditions may have been the cause for the massive pileup. five people are dead after

fire destroyed an apartment building in missouri yesterday morning. for all the units of the complex were destroyed. city officials set up a community center to provide emergency services to people need help. the cause of the fire is so far undetermined. still had it nasa says it's mormars rover has made a discovery. and we will check the weather as the kron4 news continues.

>> mars rover curiosity made a discovery but we will have to wait to find out what it is. the discovery came from soil on the rovers sample analysis. curiosity's chief scientist says the data is " looking really good. the

scientists want to double check the results before announcing what curiosity found at the american geophysical union home sometime next month. a double live look outside the golden gate bridges on the left and there is no problem if you're headed to san francisco. on the right side is the san mateo bridge which is pretty much a consistent shot all morning. traffic is still light, not too bad. those cars are not driving they are parked at the malls. >> some spots are sitting in the upper 30's. it is a cold brisk start to the morning. even see the camera shaking around from our mt. tam cam. sunny and warm conditions will prevail and to the afternoon. similar conditions for tomorrow as well. high pressure will continue to build and we will have some changes to talk about as we head into

next week. full details of what to expect in your seven there on the bay forecast. now about is 39 degrees same for vallejo. upper '30's and pleasanton and it could be pretty cold over a stone bridge mall. 46 out the door in oakland and 42 in san mateo. she future cast four shows 2:00 p.m. on the green on your screen indicates upper 60s. we could see some 70 strickland near the coast. 7:00 p.m. the shows the blue where we will indicate the '50s. temperatures are three to seven degrees warmer than the seasonal average. it will be a little warmer than yester day. cupertino when 7271 expected in santa clara mainly sunny skies and the east bay. fairfsanta rosa is

70 degrees 67 for palo llama. ocean beach is coming in at 63 degrees. 7 day around the bay shows warmer weather on the way in tomorrow could be the warmest of the week. we will continue as mild pleasant weather as we start the next workweek. wednesday into thursday could see some rain. heavy rains slated for friday. another passage will push through indicating wet weather on tap for next weekend. >> if you want to have non is some shopping and potentially avoided the heavy traffic later on this afternoon, now is the time to do it. traffic is looking good. the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza is still nice and light. it is in my throat the morning and we have not had any problems through the maze or the toll plaza or the upper deck. drive time is still less than 10 minutes from oakland to san francisco. the san

mateo bridge is doing just fine, more cars on the road but no accidents or hot spot sisley down. the golden gate is still looking good incoming in both directions. traffic near some of our shopping centers in case you're heading out to do some shopping right now. stone ridge mall, the traffic is doing just fine on 680 of 580. no significant slowing of problems there. sun valley opened at 5:00 and highway 4 and 242680 all doing well as you head towards concord. same for the south bay they open at midnight in traffic is looking good there. daly city as travel is looking good on the 1 01 to 8380. we will keep an eye on any slow traffic are hot spots out there but so far so good.

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showed a lot of discounted tease at kmart. the first when they're showing is a tv for $88. here it is. the paths are limited mostly to major details retailers. >> i'm trying to find my best deal because it is the holidays and we're still in recession. with everything that is happening i want to get the best deal. >> let's say we want to do a little comparison shopping. using an add salt snap tell i can take a picture of it and it would tell me all the prices of stores nearby. it is showing me local prices and it is actually cheaper here than any other stores in the area.

>> here's my receipt and i'm probably gonna get a lot of these during the holiday season. one way to get keep tabs on all of these receipts is there is an act called lemon any take a picture of the receipt and it was store all that data in the past. this way i don't have to carry around all that paper. one thing the stores are doing is putting maps inside their acts. wal-mart and target are offering up virtual maps to find your items in record speed. your phone could be a competitive edge for the shopping season. >> for the city hephaestus alternative to normal shopping and special holiday fair opens today. the great begins christmas fair and victorian holiday party opens at 10:00 this morning at the cow palace in daly

city. the fair which recreates an ambiance of victorian london will feature shops hobbs key rooms lecture halls theaters enemy is a call. it is open each saturday and sunday until december 23rd. a live look from our roof cam that are vast station and you can see a clear morning. the sun should be up and maybe an hour from now. if you are heading out erica strongly recommends you bring a coat because it is cold out there. we will be right back.

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